News & Events: March 2016
Family Finance Seminar – Winchester
Pump Court Chambers Family Finance Team is pleased to announce its annual round of seminars, providing valuable and in-depth updates for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. Venue Holiday Inn Winchester, Telegraph Way, Morn Hill, Winchester, SO21 1HZ (map) Schedule 12:30 – 13:00 – Registration / Working Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 – Annual Financial Remedies […]
Periodical payments and needs
Practitioners are all aware of Mr Justice Mostyn’s view in B v S (Financial Remedy: Marital Property Regime) [2012] 2 FLR 502 that periodical payments are there to meet (save in exceptional cases) needs alone but the opportunity for the Court of Appeal to consider that was not taken up in the recent case of […]
Starbucks takes a roasting: Employee with dyslexia succeeds in her Equality Act claims
Meseret Kumulchew v Starbucks Coffee Company UK Limited 2301217/2014 G The coffee giant found itself in hot water as the Employment Tribunal upheld complaints of discrimination on the basis of reasons arising from disability and failure to make reasonable adjustments, as well as sex discrimination, victimisation, and detriment for whistleblowing. Ms Kumulchew, the Claimant, was […]
Children Law Seminar – Portsmouth
Pump Court Chambers cordially invite you to our Annual Children Law Seminar on 9th June 2016. Our speakers will be reviewing the notable recent decisions and providing practical advice to give an overview of essential issues which will update delegates on law, practice and procedure. Venue The Holiday Inn, Pembroke Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2TA Schedule […]
Family Finance Seminar – Bournemouth
Pump Court Chambers Family Finance Team is pleased to announce our annual Bournemouth Family Finance Seminar, providing valuable and in-depth updates for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. Venue The Green House Hotel, 4 Grove Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3AX (map) Schedule 12:30 – 13:00 – Registration / Working Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 – Annual Financial […]
Adopting a cautious approach
Celebratory adoption hearings are, with good reason, joyous occasions. Often, they are the happy ending to a child’s long, arduous and sad journey through the care system. In fairy tale terms, they are the celebration that lasts for three days and three nights, after the dragon has been slain and the hand of the prince(ss) […]
Canon Jeremy Pemberton granted leave to appeal
The President of the Employment Appeals Tribunal, Mrs Justice Simler D.B.E. granted Canon Jeremy Pemberton leave to appeal against the Employment Tribunal’s decision in his action against the Right Reverend Richard Inwood, the former acting Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham. Justin Gau, together with Sean Jones QC and Helen Trotter have been instructed by Thomas […]
Broadhurst v Tan; Taylor v Smith [2016] EWCA Civ 94
Broadhurst v Tan; Taylor v Smith [2016] EWCA Civ 94: Claimants will be entitled to recover costs on the indemnity basis where they beat their own Part 36 offer in personal injury cases which no longer proceed under the RTA Protocol (and will not be restricted to recovering fixed costs under r.45.29B and r.45.29C). Summary […]
Family Finance Seminar – Brighton
Pump Court Chambers Family Finance Team is pleased to announce our annual Brighton Family Finance Seminar, providing valuable and in-depth updates for all practitioners at intensive afternoon sessions. Venue The Hotel du Vin, 2 Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD (map) Schedule 12:30 – 13:00 – Registration / Working Lunch 13:00 – 14:00 – Annual Financial […]
Anne Brown sworn in
Pump Court Chambers is delighted to announce that Anne Brown has been sworn in as a recorder on the Northern Circuit. Ms Brown who has specialised in Criminal law and Courts Martial since being called to the Bar in 2000, was sworn in yesterday at a ceremony at Manchester Crown Court.
Article Re F (A Child) (International Relocation Cases) [2015] EWCA Civ 882
The parties (Mother (“M”) and Father (“F”)) were involved in a dispute regarding their 12-year-old daughter (“L”). Cross-applications were made by them, M applying to remove L from England and Wales to take her to Germany, and F applying for a child arrangements order regarding his contact with L. The case was heard at first […]
Father found guilty of prolonged sexual abuse
Sarah Jones has successfully prosecuted a defendant who has been found guilty of prolonged sexual abuse against his daughter from the age of 9 years’ old for approximately 2 years. The Defendant groomed her by showing her videos from the internet showing sexual activity between adults and young girls before going on to rape her […]
